Explanation

• Statement 1 is incorrect – The 'Cali Fund' was launched on February 25, 2025, at the resumed 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Rome.
• It will collect money from private companies that use digital sequencing information on genetic resources.
• At least half of its proceeds are directed to Indigenous Peoples and local communities, recognising their key role in conserving and sustainably using biodiversity.
• Statement 2 is incorrect – The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) is a fund established by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to finance the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
• It was launched in August 2023, it aims to increase funding for countries to achieve the framework's goals and targets by strengthening national biodiversity management.
• The fund is supported by a range of contributors and is managed by the Global Environment Facility, with the World Bank serving as Trustee.

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Explanation

• Option d is the correct answer.

• The Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump was met in Busan, South Korea, on October 30 2025, framed the talks as “a G2 summit”.
• The summit aims to jointly address the global challenges such as climate change, financial stability and international security.
• It modelled after multilateral groups like the G7 or G20, but focused on bilateral cooperation between the world's two dominant powers.

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Explanation

• Statement 1 is correct – Earth isn’t a perfect sphere, It is slightly flattened at the poles and bulged at the equator.
• Because of this shape, the distance from the centre of the Earth to the surface isn’t the same everywhere.
• Statement 2 is incorrect – Kármán line is an imaginary line that demarcates the earth’s atmosphere from space.
• It is located at 100 km above sea level. Planes move at a level 12km below the karman line.
• Satement 3 is incorrect – Meteors burn up in the Mesosphere, the third layer of Earth's atmosphere.
• This occurs because the friction from the air in this layer, which extends from about 50 to 85 km above the surface, heats the meteors to the point of vaporizing them. 

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Explanation

• Option c is correct answer.

• Mount Chimborazo (a volcano) is a closest Point to Space is located in Ecuador, a dormant volcano near the equator.
• Even though Mount Everest is taller above sea level, the peak of Chimborazo is actually farther from the center of the Earth.
• Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is 2,000 metres closer to space than Mount Everest.
• Because Earth bulges at the equator, this makes Chimborazo the closest point on Earth to outer space.

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Achanakmar Tiger Reserve is located in which state?

Explanation

• The tiger population in Achanakmar Tiger Reserve has witnessed a remarkable increase, rising from 5 in 2022 to 18 in 2025, largely due to the arrival of the tigress Jhumri from Bandhavgarh (MP).
• It is Established in 1975 , as a wildlife sanctuary and became a tiger reserve in 2009 and located in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.
• Tribal Communities resides in theis reserve includes Baigas (PVTG), Gond, and Yadav communities.

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